US Patent Issued to Stryker on Sept. 30 for "Patient transport apparatus with asymmetric throttle assembly" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,898, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Patient transport apparatus with asymmetric throttle assembly" was invented by Anish Paul (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Richard A. Derenne (Portage, Mich.) and Tyler Ethen (Portage, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient transport apparatus with a throttle arranged for rotation by a user between a maximum forward position and a maximum backward position to modulate propulsion via a wheel drive system. A biasing element urges the throttle toward a neutral position defined between the maximum forward and backward positions. A limiter restricts rotation of the thro...